SACRIFICE

QUOTES FROM DRACULA

• "We learn from failure, not success!"
• "There is a reason all things are the way they are"
• "Enter freely and of your own free will"
• These quotes all have at least one sacrifice in them
• Ex: The first quote is sacrificing their failure to learn

CHARACTERS WHO SACRIFICE

• Quincey- he is very brave and takes many risks
• Van Helsing- he risks everything for knowledge
• Jonathan- he sacrificed the kives of many when visiting Dracula
• Mina- she risks her life helping the hunters
• All these characters have made many sacrifices, and all for good

STOKER'S TIME VS NOW

• Readers in Stoker's time viewed this sacrifice different than we do now
• In Stoker's time, they believed in superstitions and these sacrifices might occur
• Also, England's main Religion was Protestant. There are many Christian references
• Today, we look at this book as a fiction horror story, or to some a drama or love
• Also, now that it is more popular, all the Christians that read it can connect

HOW IS THIS THEME IMPORTANT

• The hunters are sacrificing their lives, if they didnt Dracula would win
• Dracula sacrificed his live going to England and starting this conflict
• In the beginning, Jonathan made sacrifices to help Dracula move to London
• Renfield sacrificed his life, and the last moments of it, to help the hunters
• Mina has sacrificed much to get information for the hunters